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New Perseverance rover images reveal what happened before ancient Martian lake disappeared

When the Mars rover Perseverance landed on the red planet's surface in February 2021, scientists instantly began collecting photos of Jezero Crater - a spot believed to be a quiet lake billions of years ago....

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Looking for life on Mars

Amy Williams is looking for little green men . . . on Mars. Well, not exactly. She’s actually searching for something much smaller on the Red Planet—bacteria. At the University of California-Davis, Williams ’07 (Earth...

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